Town
TOWN of ITHACA: budget and spending
- $27.9Mtotal spending, 2025 ▲ 11%
- $421Ktechnology and telecom, 2025
Spending by category, 2025
Compared with 2024
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other operations | $15.1M | $13.7M | ▲ 10% |
| Public safety | $5.9M | $4.1M | ▲ 43% |
| Buildings and construction | $2.3M | $2.6M | ▼ 13% |
| Insurance and benefits | $1.5M | $1.4M | ▲ 12% |
| Staff and payroll | $1M | $930K | ▲ 10% |
| Vehicles and transportation | $927K | $624K | ▲ 49% |
| Technology and telecom | $421K | $629K | ▼ 33% |
| Professional services | $370K | $314K | ▲ 18% |
| Debt payments | $304K | $702K | ▼ 57% |
Line by line
Other operations $15.1M
- Water Source of Supply, Power and Pumping: contractual: $2.9M
- Sewage Treatment and Disposal: contractual: $2.6M
- Garage: equipment and capital outlay: $1M
- Depreciation: contractual: $880K
- Zoning: personal services: $667K
- General Government Support, Other: contractual: $543K
- Planning and Surveys: personal services: $520K
- Sanitary Sewers: contractual: $504K
- Engineer: personal services: $432K
- Parks: personal services: $429K
Public safety $5.9M
- Fire Protection: contractual: $5.8M
- Dog Control: contractual: $45K
- Traffic Control: personal services: $29K
- Traffic Control: contractual: $6,246
Buildings and construction $2.3M
- Permanent Improvements Highway: equipment and capital outlay: $898K
- Maintenance of Roads: personal services: $335K
- Highway and Street Administration: personal services: $255K
- Operation of Plant: equipment and capital outlay: $187K
- Permanent Improvements Highway: contractual: $175K
- Maintenance of Roads: contractual: $170K
- Operation of Plant: contractual: $128K
- Permanent Improvements Highway: personal services: $101K
- Operation of Plant: personal services: $24K
- Maintenance of Bridges: equipment and capital outlay: $15K
Insurance and benefits $1.5M
- Hospital, Medical and Dental Insurance: employee benefits: $1.3M
- Unallocated Insurance: contractual: $187K
- Workers' Compensation: employee benefits: $75K
- Life Insurance: employee benefits: $8,410
- Disability Insurance: employee benefits: $6,037
- Unemployment Insurance: employee benefits: $4,214
Staff and payroll $1M
- State Retirement System: employee benefits: $640K
- Social Security: employee benefits: $339K
- Employee Benefits, Other (Specify): employee benefits: $42K
Vehicles and transportation $927K
- Machinery: equipment and capital outlay: $504K
- Machinery: contractual: $191K
- Machinery: personal services: $152K
- Transportation, Other: equipment and capital outlay: $81K
Technology and telecom $421K
- Central Data Processing: contractual: $218K
- Central Data Processing: personal services: $184K
- Central Communication System: contractual: $20K
Professional services $370K
- Law: contractual: $224K
- Personnel: personal services: $110K
- Auditor: contractual: $20K
- Personnel: contractual: $16K
Debt payments $304K
- Serial Bonds: debt interest: $231K
- Serial Bonds: debt principal: $74K
From TOWN of ITHACA’s annual financial report to the Office of the New York State Comptroller (2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31), all funds. Categories group the state’s account codes: technology is data processing, phones, 911 and radio and computer instruction; transfers between the body’s own funds are left out. The Comptroller’s data ↗
Other purchases and projects
- $175K (2023) Town of Ithaca - LED Street Lighting (energy efficiency - led street lighting) · New York Power Authority · NYPA
Figures are public records: the body’s own reports (marked by year) and other agencies’ records of what it bought or received. They aren’t added together. Something wrong? Tell us.